Table 1.
Measured and calculated conducting tissue anatomical parameters of Anastatica hierochuntica juvenile plants raised under different water treatments
| Treatment (mm rainfall) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | 100 | 200 | 500 | 1000 |
| Diameter of stem (mm) | 1·28 ± 0·16a | 1·36 ± 0·20a | 1·45 ± 0·04a | 1·80 ± 0·08b |
| Total conducting tissue area (mm2) | 0·42 ± 0·01a | 0·44 ± 0·02b | 0·55 ± 0·02c | 0·62 ± 0·02d |
| Ratio of conducting tissue area to total cortex and pith areas | 0·53 ± 0·01a | 0·51 ± 0·02a | 0·44 ± 0·04b | 0·39 ± 0·01b |
| Total number of xylem vessels per stem | 386·3 ± 15·18a | 456·3 ± 24·70b | 556·6 ± 57·74c | 600·0 ± 70·00c |
| Hydraulic conductance (m4 MPa−1 s−1 × 10−10) | 127·7 ± 27·37a | 98·24 ± 19·94b | 76·37 ± 18·96c | 40·53 ± 10·53d |
Values followed by different superscript letters are significantly different within the same row at P < 0·05.